Beautifully researched and concise introduction to animal mating systems and the clearest available account on the biology of female choice.

About the Author

Mary Batten is an award-winning science writer for print, film, and television. She has scripted more than 50 television films and was nominated for an PhD Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of California.

Contents

The universal mating game What females want: resources, genes, beauty Female choice among humans Sex differences in psychology Subverting female choice Monogamy, pair-bonding, and female choice Love: the romance of reproduction Female headed families by choice and by default Beyond the reproductive imperative: the next step in human evolution